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even after he had cut us down. I have
had a very pleasant existence. First
came the happy young husband and
wife. Both were beautiful and strong;
both were good and earnest. Their first
two children came in this room. Ah,
long shall I remember the day of the
first child's christening. It was a cold
day. Snow lay thick on the ground.
The little log church was far distant
through the woods, and the young
mother feared to take her baby there for
the ceremony, so the preacher and sev
eral friends were invited to come here
and hold the christening. Ah, it was a
glad day."
"Ah, my Uncle Jackson !" exclaimed
Jack. "He is mamma's oldest brother
55 last month.' " Yes, as people count
time," replied the tree. uAnd your dear
grandparents are still living, kind, good
folk! Why, I hardly knew the old
gentleman when he came here two or
three years ago to look over the old
place. He was stooped and gray had
grown old, like this abandoned house.
But he is still vigorous and fine. And the
dear old grandmother ! Ah, I have seen
her, too, during the fleeting years, and
she has changed. But in memory I shall
always see her as she was on the day of
the christening of her first son."
The tree ceased to speak, and Jack
feared it would not resume. But after
a moment's pause it went on. "There
wa3 the first Christmas in this house, a
glorious if a simple one. Your grand
parents had just been settled here a
month before the holiday, and were
fresh in their honeymoon. They held a
festival on Christmas eve, and all the
nearby neighbors came to make merry.
Only this one room was built then, for
the addition was not erected till just be
fore the third child's birth. Beside the
fireplace were high-backed benches for
visitors, host and hostess. Ah, those
early pioneer days are glorious to re
member !"
Jack sat up quickly. Something had
touched him. He looked about. The
room was dark, save for some light com
ing through the open windows. Jack
arose, shook himself, rubbed his eyes.
"Ah," he laughed, "I do believe I fell
asleep." f"All the samey," smiled
Jack, "I do believe the tree talked to me.
But I must be going. Uncle Jackson's
family are coming over tonight and I
must hasten home. Believe I'll ride
round by grand-daddy's and ask granny
about Uncle Jackson's christening."
Then dreaming and romancing about
the past, Jack mounted his horse and set
off in a gallop towards the "new place,"
which was older than Jack's mother, to
make a call upon his aged grandparents.
When he came forth from their house a
smile of satisfaction was on his face.
"Why, sonny, I have told you many
times that I wore my wedding gown at
your Uncle Jackson's christening. It
was a dream, my boy. Logs don't talk.
But it is funny, isn't it ?" So said grand
mother in reply to Jack's question. But
as Jack went away he smiled, for he
could not recall granny's ever having
told him a word about Uncle Jackson's
christening. The log part of the fine
old tree must have spoken to him as he
slept, was what Jack reasoned, and he
believes it to this day.
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